Baltimore native Father Michael Martin to take helm of Charlotte diocese April 9, 2024By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Local News, News Conventual Franciscan Father Michael T. Martin became the first graduate of the Northeast Baltimore High School named a bishop and the second former principal of the school to take the reins of one of the region’s major dioceses.
Old truth, new insight: Cardinal says human dignity text is result of growth April 9, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The 116 footnotes in the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s declaration on human dignity reflect the fact that most of the content of the 12,700-word text is not new Catholic teaching.
Capitol Hill prayer service ties together mental health and faith April 9, 2024By Mark Zimmermann OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, World News In the nation’s capital — where stress, anxiety and mental health challenges sometimes impact the lives and work of those in government service, in legal and other professions, and individuals and families — St. Joseph Church on Capitol Hill hosted a “Come as You Are” Holy Week Prayer Service for Mental Health March 26.
Movie Review: ‘The First Omen’ April 9, 2024By John Mulderig Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Rosemary’s baby gets some competition in “The First Omen” (20th Century), director and co-writer Arkasha Stevenson’s prequel to a horror franchise that dates all the way back to 1976. While, like its long-ago predecessor, the film makes exploitative use of religion, this is overshadowed by the hideous deaths it showcases.
Everyone has the same human dignity no matter what, cardinal says April 9, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s document on human dignity highlights Pope Francis’ decade-long insistence that every human being — independent of their circumstances, stage of development or state of sin — possesses infinite and inalienable dignity that must be respected and protected, said the dicastery’s prefect.
Victim-survivors address court in Archdiocese of Baltimore’s bankruptcy process April 8, 2024By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: 2023 Attorney General's Report, Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, News Six victim-survivors of sexual abuse by clergy in the Archdiocese of Baltimore gave statements in court April 8 about the long-term impact of the abuse on their lives as part of the federal bankruptcy reorganization.
U.S. Catholic pastoral leaders welcome Vatican document on human dignity April 8, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News A number of Catholic pastoral leaders in the U.S. are applauding a new Vatican declaration on human dignity for its specific treatment of several key — and contentious — issues.
Bishops in Rwanda express their closeness to 1994 genocide survivors April 8, 2024By Frederick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: News, World News As Rwanda marks 30 years since the 1994 genocide, the Catholic bishops in the country have expressed their closeness to survivors of the killings, while urging those convicted of crimes to seek forgiveness.
Pope meets with family members of Hamas hostages April 8, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Eight people united in their anguish carried into the papal library posters bearing the faces of their loved ones who are held in captivity by Hamas.
Trump says abortion should be left to states, disappointing pro-life advocates April 8, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, News, Respect Life, World News Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, issued a video statement April 8 arguing abortion should be left to individual states to legislate and declining to back federal restrictions sought by pro-life activists.
Vatican calls for proactive defense of human dignity in digital realm April 8, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News The protection and preservation of human dignity must extend into the digital realm, the Vatican said in a new document on human dignity.
Church warns of Mexico’s drug cartels entering politics as candidates are killed April 8, 2024By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: News, World News In an endless cycle of violence, the bishop of Orizaba, traveling with a group of priests, suffered an assault on a highway in the border area between Puebla and Veracruz, the Mexican bishops’ conference said April 6. The group was robbed but unharmed.
